Violent clashes are taking place in the coastal zone of Syria between government forces and Alawite detachments, which were ...

Gunmen ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town Thursday, leaving at least 13 security members dead and many others ...

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

On Monday night, an Israeli flag was hoisted in southern Syria. That's unusual, to say the least. Even though there was an ...

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The new Sunni leader has no template, as the century has been riddled with colonial rule, military rivalries, and then ...

Syria's new Islamist rulers kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference on Tuesday as a “rare historical ...

The IndyCar Series has incorporated an important safety change during the offseason that will prompt its drivers when local yellow flags are active on road and street courses. Through the EM ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

Mr Assad’s home town is located in Latakia, which along with neighbouring Tartus is home to a large number of the country’s Alawite community, a branch of Shiite Islam to which the ousted ...

Assad's hometown is located in Latakia, which along with neighbouring Tartus is home to a large number of the country's Alawite community, a branch of Shia Islam to which Assad's family belonged.

Al-Assad’s hometown is located in Latakia, which along with neighboring Tartus is home to a large number of the country’s Alawite community. Al-Assad had presented himself as a protector of ...